Farewell to the 2018 season. Calling it disappointing would be akin to describing Charlie Manson as a troubled soul. However, the potential for a silver lining should not be ignored. The diabolical results of this year have brought about the…
Post Game Grades – Round 25 vs Roosters
Parramatta Eels 10 Sydney Roosters 44 The Good: Season 2018 is over. For I am better off without you, Season 2018; for I have hated thee with the white hot fury of a thousand suns. The Bad: I saw someone…
The Spotlight: Youth – By Accident Or Design?
Five young players have made their NRL debuts with the Eels this year, but opposing perspectives on these debuts have dominated discussions amongst Parramatta Eels supporters as post-mortems on a disastrous 2018 season have begun. Some have seen Brad Arthur…
Post Game Grades – Round 24 at North Queensland
Parramatta Eels 6 North Queensland Cowboys 44 The Good: In 2019 we’ll have a new stadium, Junior Paulo, Blake Ferguson, Manly’s leading try scorer Shaun Lane, a Fijian winger named Sivo and more coming our way. It could be worse,…
Match Day Discussion – Cowboys vs Eels (Round 24)
Date: Friday, 24th August, 2018 Venue: 1300 Smiles Stadium, Townsville Kick Off: 7:50 AEST Head Referee: Grant Atkins Assistant Referee: Phil Henderson Head-to-head: Played 39, Eels 20 Cowboys 18 Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $2.65 Cowboys $1.50 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine from…
From The Stands – Calling on Playmakers
Let us begin with a little trip down memory lane. ‘He’s quick between the ears’. Every genuine Parra fan knows who said this and what player it was about. Back in those days it was an aspect of the game…
Team List Tuesday – An Unwanted Spoon & Improbable Finals Edition
NRL Team List The billing of ‘Spoonbowl’ is never an enticing one for fans of either team involved but the seasons of the Parramatta Eels and North Queensland Cowboys have been eerily mirrored leading into Round 24’s critical fixture…
The Review We Had to Have – Part 1
The Review We Had to Have When Parramatta Eels Chief Executive Officer, Bernie Gurr, announced 4-5-weeks ago that the Club was undertaking an 8-week Football Department review, it was met with mixed reactions across the Eels fan base. Some questioned…
Stat Attack Review – Round 23: Storm Defeat Eels
EELS – 4 (Tries: C. Gutherson Goals: M. Moses 0 from 1) Defeated by STORM – 20 (Tries: W. Chambers, N. Asofa-Solomona, C. Scott. Goals: C. Smith 3 from 3, B. Croft 1 from 2) @ AAMI Park, Melbourne Crowd:…
Post Game Grades – Round 23 at Melbourne
Parramatta Eels 4 Melbourne Storm 20 The Good: At least we weren’t the team dealt a truckload of injuries. What a deflating spectacle. These Grades are not going to be pretty. The Bad: In short, our attack. Some weeks the…